Ashraddhyalakshana, Ashraddhya-lakshana, Āśraddhyalakṣaṇa: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Āśraddhyalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Asraddhyalaksana or Ashraddhyalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Āśraddhyalakṣaṇa (आश्रद्ध्यलक्षण) refers to the “mark of disbelief”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist sūtras begin with the word evam, ‘thus’?]—The Buddhadharma is a great sea (mahāsamudra); faith (śraddhā) is its entry (avatāraka), knowledge (jñāna) is its ferryman (tāraka). Evam is a synonym for faith. The person whose heart is full of pure faith (śraddhāviśuddhi) is able to enter into the Buddha’s doctrine; without faith, he cannot. The non-believer says: ‘It is not so (tan naivam)’: that is the mark of disbelief (āśraddhyalakṣaṇa). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Āśraddhyalakṣaṇa (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不信相 [bù xìn xiāng]: “characteristic of faithlessness”..
Note: āśraddhyalakṣaṇa can be alternatively written as: āśraddhya-lakṣaṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ashraddhya, Lakshana.
Full-text (+0): Bu xin xiang, Ashraddhya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 1 - Explanation of the word ‘evam’ < [Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye]